MLK Day at the Coliseum

3:32 pm: As usual the bright spot in the stands is Dina the Arena Hostess doing the movie trivia game in section 201. The contestant won.

With one minute left of the 2nd, the Islanders did pressure the caps in their own end, but we are still at 1 - 0. And that's how we'll start the third.

3:25 pm: well, no additional score yet, and only a few chances. Gotta say, it's pretty funny when Yann looks behind him to see where the puck is and then realizes, he made the save. Good for you Yann!

3:09 pm: Let's explore this. Hillen had a great shot but didn't score. Jackman is banging around the boards, so was Comeau whom I thought might have hurt himself, but he didn't. Martinek went to shoot the puck and somehow it acted like a boomerang and come right back at his face, and Sim was on the ice... I think.

We're still at 1 - 0. But it looks like it's getting to be a pretty physical game.

Oh, and Nassau County varsity ** won the Lighthouse Cup. Congrats to them. **Scratch that! It was a SUFFOLK COUNTY WIN! Thank you Katrina!

3:03 pm: Danis makes a save he didn't even know he made.





3:02 pm Start of the second with SOG at 14 - 11 and so far, no additional injuries. Ha ha. Oddly now that Jose Theodore is in the net that Danis was just in, the light is now off.





2:39 pm. "Boring period." Some chances but nothing really to speak of. But Katrina Doell from the Lighthouse project stopped by to chat. Always great to speak with her. Always make sure you check out her Lightpost blog for all the latest information on the project.

SOG are now 12 - 8 Capitals. But Yann has been making some good saves. It could be worse.

Josh just had a few really good set ups, but no one could capitalize on the caps net being WIDE open!


And the upper bowl is packed. Nice crowd for a day game.

Well, Trent Hunter is out with a lacerated hand giving Bridgeport's Kurtis McClean a turn on the Coliseum ice. Nice to see Jack Hillen back as well. Let's see if he has developed any under Capuano.

I've been asked for my prediction and all I could say was "loss." Day game. Not a good thing in Islanders Country. I also do not have my mouse with me so I will have a problem with this computer. But at least I do have the camera! And batteries. Hopefully the team's batteries are fully charged as well.

And there's Ovechkin just skating around at his leisure. Someone I know predicted Ovie hat trick by the second period. He looks a little lazy today. Maybe that won't happen.

Oh, I sadly couldn't hear Point Blank's Chris Botta being interviewed by CJ Papa for MSG Plus, but I'm sure he did the same excellent job for the Lighthouse as he did on his ESPN Hockey show with Don LaGreca.

At 13:49 of the first, Witt took a Penalty for taking down Ovie in the corner at 13:49 of the first, and just a few seconds later, Alexander the Great makes him pay for it by scoring his 30th goal of the season.